Massapequa, NY
Lifestyle
These Long Island Locales Among 'Most Charming Small Towns' Near NYC These Long Island Locales Among 'Most Charming Small Towns' Near NYC
These Long Island Locales Among 'Most Charming Small Towns' Near NYC As New York turns the calendar to fall and many begin flocking away from the city and into the suburbs, a pair of Long Island locales have been named among the state’s “most charming” small towns. Purewow.com released a new report highlighting the top 16 small towns in New York that are all within a few hours from Manhattan and far less densely populated than the city as the country continues to contend with the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the new report, both Greenport (11th on the list), and Sag Harbor (15th) made the cut, with the website highlighting some of the draws of each town. …

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by Zak Failla
Briarcliff, NY
Police & Fire
NY State Police Issue Alert For Woman Wanted On Multiple Charges NY State Police Issue Alert For Woman Wanted On Multiple Charges
NY State Police Issue Alert For Woman Wanted On Multiple Charges Recognize her? An alert was issued by New York Police investigators as they seek the public’s assistance in tracking down a wanted woman who goes by multiple names and was busted on a half dozen drug charges. Jodi Planthaber, who is also known as Jodi Nye, is wanted by New York State Police in Kinderhook following her arrest on five counts of third-degree and one count of fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Planthaber is wanted by New York State Police and Columbia County Court on the drug charges and is known to frequent the Hudson and Greenport areas of Columbia…

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by Zak Failla
Pittsfield, MA
Lifestyle
Here Are 5 Places To Get Pizza In The Berkshires Here Are 5 Places To Get Pizza In The Berkshires
Here Are 5 Places To Get Pizza In The Berkshires There's never been a better time than now to enjoy some tasty takeout. With COVID-19 restrictions keeping many of us home, knowing where to get the best, delivery and pick-up meals is important. Below are some of the top-reviewed pizzerias in the Berkshires according to local Yelp critics.  As a point of order, this list keeps the focus tight on pizzerias to the exclusion of restaurants where pizza is secondary. So, even though people online raved about Berkshire Mountain Bakery's take-and-bake pizzas - and even though they do have a pizza cafe in Pittsfield - the restaurant was not e…

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by Kristin Palpini
Massapequa, NY
News
COVID-19: LIU Post Announces Two-Week Closure Of In-Person Learning As Cases Climb To 55 COVID-19: LIU Post Announces Two-Week Closure Of In-Person Learning As Cases Climb To 55
Covid-19: LIU Post Announces Two-Week Closure Of In-Person Learning As Cases Climb To 55 Long Island University is pressing pause on in-person learning due to a COVID-19 breakout. Ten new positive COVID-19 cases were confirmed at LIU Post this week, bringing the two-week total to 55 cases, prompting the school to transition to remote instruction beginning on Thursday, Oct. 15. Earlier story - COVID-19: Seven New Students Test Positive At LIU's Brookville Campus The positive cases were traced back to off-campus gatherings, which LIU President Kimberly Cline said were in violation of LIU’s Code of Conduct and were isolated events. Remote learning is expected to last at least tw…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Long Island Woman Charged With Hate Crime For Harassing Members Of Synagogue, Police Say Long Island Woman Charged With Hate Crime For Harassing Members Of Synagogue, Police Say
Long Island Woman Charged With Hate Crime For Harassing Members Of Synagogue, Police Say A Long Island woman has been arrested for allegedly harassing members of an upstate synagogue, making them fear for their safety. Suffolk County resident Tara Rios, 47, of Greenport, was arrested on Saturday, Jan. 25, by the New York State Police and the FBI Terrorism Task Force, and charged with harassment as a hate crime, said the New York State Police. A criminal complaint filed by the state police said that Rios allegedly threw a package of pork chops on Thursday, Jan. 9, onto the front steps of the Congregation Anshe Emeth, in Hudson, New York, causing pork fluids to be spilled on the …

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by Kathy Reakes
Monsey, NY
Lifestyle
Casting Call For Upcoming HBO Miniseries Being Produced In New York Casting Call For Upcoming HBO Miniseries Being Produced In New York
Casting Call For Upcoming HBO Miniseries Being Produced In New York Wanna be a star? Or at least work with a few really big stars?  Now's your chance to at least snag a "paid" role in an upcoming HBO miniseries filming in the area later this month.  The casting group, Grant Wilfley Casting is seeking background actors for the HBO series, "The Plot Against America," based on the book by renowned author Philp Roth by creator David Simon, the brains behind "The Wire," and "Treme." Casting call for new HBO miniseries based on the Philip Roth book "The Plot Against America."Wikipedia Currently, the group is seeking men and women, 18 years old and up to port…

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by Kathy Reakes
Fort Lee, NJ
News
Search Continues For Renowned Researcher Who Drowned In Swim Between Tappan Zee, GWB Search Continues For Renowned Researcher Who Drowned In Swim Between Tappan Zee, GWB
Search Continues For Renowned Researcher Who Drowned In Swim Between Tappan Zee, GWB UPDATE: The long-distance swimmer believed drowned during the next-to-last-leg of a 120-mile marathon was an internationally-recognized AIDS researcher, activist and former professor at the University of North Carolina. A spotter saw Charles Van der Horst, 67, of Chapel Hill go under and not reappear near the foot of the "Little Red Lighthouse" at Fort Washington Park near the George Washington Bridge just after 3 p.m. Friday, the U.S. Coast Guard said. Van der Horst, a native of the upstate New York town of Olean, was participating in a 15.7-mile leg of the 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim from…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
Swimmer, 67, Confirmed Drowned In Long-Distance Event Between Tappan Zee, GWB Swimmer, 67, Confirmed Drowned In Long-Distance Event Between Tappan Zee, GWB
Swimmer, 67, Confirmed Drowned In Long-Distance Event Between Tappan Zee, GWB UPDATE: The long-distance swimmer believed drowned during the next-to-last-leg of a 120-mile marathon was an internationally-recognized AIDS researcher, activist and former professor at the University of North Carolina. A spotter saw Charles Van der Horst, 67, of Chapel Hill go under and not reappear near the foot of the "Little Red Lighthouse" at Fort Washington Park near the George Washington Bridge just after 3 p.m. Friday, the U.S. Coast Guard said. Van der Horst, a native of the upstate New York town of Olean, was participating in a 15.7-mile leg of the 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim from…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
Swimmer, 67, Confirmed Drowned In Long-Distance Event Between Tappan Zee, GWB Swimmer, 67, Confirmed Drowned In Long-Distance Event Between Tappan Zee, GWB
Swimmer, 67, Confirmed Drowned In Long-Distance Event Between Tappan Zee, GWB A 67-year-old long-distance swimmer who went missing Friday in the Hudson River drowned, authorities confirmed early Saturday. What initially had been a search became a "recovery effort," the Coast Guard said. The unidentified swimmer was participating in a 15.7-mile next-to-last leg of the “8 Bridges Hudson River Swim” -- which began at the Tappan Zee Bridge and was headed to the George Washington Bridge -- when a spotter saw him go under and not reappear near the foot of the "Little Red Lighthouse" at Fort Washington Park, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The Coast Guard joined the NYPD Habor …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Poughkeepsie, NY
Police & Fire
Six Dutchess Residents Charged With DWI In State Police Stops Six Dutchess Residents Charged With DWI In State Police Stops
Six Dutchess Residents Charged With DWI In State Police Stops New York State Police troopers in the Hudson Valley busted 19 motorists who were allegedly driving while impaired over the weekend The local residents charged were: Dutchess County On Saturday, Nov. 3, State Police troopers from Wappinger arrested Austin Mullen, age 20, of Wappinger, for Aggravated DWI. He was traveling on Pine Ridge Drive in Wappinger, when he was involved in a one-car motor vehicle crash. The investigation revealed that he was impaired by alcohol, and was subsequently arrested. On Saturday, Nov. 3, State Police troopers from Poughkeepsie arrested James E. Moroch, age 82…

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by Zak Failla
Newburgh, NY
Police & Fire
Fugitive Wanted For Rape Of Child Nabbed By New York State Police Fugitive Wanted For Rape Of Child Nabbed By New York State Police
Fugitive Wanted For Rape Of Child Nabbed By New York State Police A 32-year-old man has been arrested by state police troopers on an outstanding warrant for assaulting and raping a minor. New York State Police troopers and the Bureau of Criminal Investigation in Livingston announced the arrest of Gary Montana, of Hudson in Columbia Couty who had an outstanding warrant out for his arrest in Pittsfield, Mass. Police said that Montana was wanted for indecent assault and battery on a child under the age of 14 and rape of a child with force, felonies. He was arraigned in the Town of Greenport Court and remanded to the Columbia County Jail without bail. As a f…

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by Zak Failla
Mahopac, NY
News
Two From Putnam Among 13 Nabbed For DWI Over Weekend Two From Putnam Among 13 Nabbed For DWI Over Weekend
Two From Putnam Among 13 Nabbed For DWI Over Weekend More than a dozen impaired drivers were busted by state police in Putnam County over the weekend as law enforcement officials continue their crackdown on intoxicated drivers in the Hudson Valley. Since the holiday season, New York State Police and local law enforcement agencies were “out in full force” to curtail impaired drivers in the region. Among those arrested include: Friday, Jan. 5: Michael Hogh, 26, of Carmel, was charged with DWAI following a motor vehicle collision on the Sprain Brook Parkway in Greenburgh; Spencer Fein, 41, of Waccabuc, was charged with DWI after being found i…

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by Zak Failla